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Passed down through generations of naturopathic Elders, the use of water therapeutically is one of our most treasured tools.

There is a myriad of ways to use water by altering the temperature and delivery. Sitz baths, fomentations, constitutional hydrotherapy, and steam inhalations are some of the many examples. Water therapies leverage the widening and constricting of blood vessel diameter, lymphatic drainage, and nerve tissue to offer significant detoxification and metabolic support.

As a culture, we are left-brain and sympathetic dominant. Stuck survival and unregulated sympathetic energy can burn us out leading to shutdown, apathy, fatigue, and depression.

Our health creation model for working with stress is comprehensive and works from a place of mindfulness to balance our two awareness systems (left and right brain)

From a physiological perspective, the vagus nerve is prioritized. From an energetic perspective, an attuned connection with yourself is the priority.

Biofilms play a large role in protecting certain pathogens from the effects of the host immune system and antibiotics

Using quorum sensing (QS) communication, bacteria can coordinate their social behavior and influence host cell activities

Microorganisms can grow quietly while evading immune surveillance until they are numerous enough to sprout forth and cause an obvious infection.

We will be going over how biofilms can be a part of long-term digestive health concerns at our Creating Healthy Digestive group program this June.

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Many people struggle for years with digestion problems and get no improvements in symptoms but usually get prescribed 1, 2 and sometimes 3 new medications.

This program address the root cause of digestive concerns like IBS, bloating, constipation and heart burn.

The Creating Healthy Digestion Group Program is an educational and integrative program meant to give you the tools for correcting and fixing your symptoms from a root cause level

The program will:

Distill 8 years of health information into 4 hours to save you time, money and energy so you can get back to healthy and normal digestion

Discuss the biology of digestion and how and why things work

Discuss common similarities in most cases (diet, lifestyle, food sensitivities, food intolerances and leaky gut)

Include expert level material from a gastroenterologist that will give you tools to help create healthy digestion

Customize your health plan based on individuality

Many people struggle for years with digestion problems and get no improvements in symptoms but usually get prescribed 1, 2, and sometimes 3 new medications.

This program addresses the root cause of digestive concerns like IBS, bloating, constipation, and heartburn.

The Creating Healthy Digestion Group Program is an educational and integrative program meant to give you the tools for correcting and fixing your symptoms from a root cause level

The program will:

Distill 8 years of health information into 4 hours to save you time, money and energy so you can get back to healthy and normal digestion

Discuss the biology of digestion and how and why things work

Discuss common similarities in most cases (diet, lifestyle, food sensitivities, food intolerances, and leaky gut)

Include expert-level material from a gastroenterologist that will give you tools to help create healthy digestion

Customize your health plan based on your individuality

Connect you with the community to increase accountability.

Link to sign up below

Beyond Water for Dehydration

Hydration comes from many levels of intervention

Both are regulated health professionals. Both have extensive post-graduate training and likely have a similar undergraduate education. Medical doctors practice a style of medicine called allopathy. Often this looks like finding interventions that have the opposite effect of the problematic symptom Ex. anti-hypertension medications for high blood pressure or anti-histamines for allergies. Naturopathic doctors use a set of tools and philosophies to remove barriers to healing and to stimulate the natural healing capacity of the body. In short, both naturopathic doctors and medical doctors are regulated health care professionals; they practice medicine differently. At THCL we believe there is value in both systems.

Having low energy impacts the quality of life significantly

A Health Creation approach to energy includes looking at key areas that impact energy

🔸Methylation: more than 25% of the population has genetic variances that impact a key energy system known as methylation. 🔸Iron: low iron can cause low energy, mental health symptoms, palpitations, and cold intolerances 🔸Mitochondria: these are small organelles that make energy in your cells, yes they make energy! 🔸Stress: fight/flight/freeze all have varying impacts on our energy in different ways. poor rest, overworking, under eating and 🔸Hormones: thyroid hormones, sex hormones, and insulin are key drivers of energy from a hormone perspective

Understanding inflammation can be a huge asset when you have chronic or complex health concerns.

Inflammation is a normal and helpful body response.

It's just when inflammation doesn't resolve that it becomes detrimental.

Chronic inflammation is the cause of many diseases and premature aging.

By understanding the source of inflammation and using targeted strategies, getting to the root of inflammation is possible

Naturopathic doctors have an undergraduate degree that fulfilled pre-medical requirements. They then go on to become a doctor of naturopathic medicine in a 4 year (minimum) program from an accredited institution and undergo a 2 year residency-like clinical internship. Successful completion of provincial and North American board exams are required for licensure.